Aldi Store Closed After Fears That World's Deadliest Spider Is On The Loose

According to Yahoo News, Aldi store had to close its doors to the public after the eggs of the venomous Brazilian Wandering spider were reportedly discovered in a bag of bananas

The search is on to track down the world's deadliest spider after a family reportedly discovered its eggs in a bag of bananas they purchased at Aldi.

The Aldi store on the A5 near Hinckley, Leicestershire, had to close its doors to the public after the eggs of the venomous Brazilian Wandering spider were reportedly discovered in a bag of bananas on Thursday.

The family called the police when they first opened the bag and uncovered the eggs back at their house. They had their home fumigated but the adult spider was not traced.

The eggs were collected by the Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary and were safely stored, according to the Coventry Telegraph.

An Aldi spokesman said: "The bananas in question have been removed from the store and sent for expert analysis.

"The Hinckley store in question has now been reopened and customers should be reassured their safety remains our number one priority.”

The Brazilian Wandering spider, classified the world’s most venomous arachnid in Guinness World Records since 2010, is so called because it wanders the jungle floor rather than residing in a web and searches for cover and dark places to hide.

Also known as a Banana Spider due to its tendency to be found within shipments of bananas, it is aggressive and highly venomous with distinctive red jaws which they display by raising the front two legs when angered.

Its venom is 30 times more powerful than that of a rattlesnake and can kill a human in just two hours but can also give male victims a painful four-hour erection.

Last week, a Brazilian Wandering Spider was found at a warehouse in Tamworth.